Sumer is I-cumin In …

Towels hanging to dry at La Montana School in Guatemala, 2005

Quick updates - Was without computer for a week, then my grandmother (Nanny) has been in the hospital since Saturday (hopefully she’ll come home tomorrow). An ultrasound last week gave us the good news of a baby GIRL.

While Baby Osuna is kickboxing her way to rock-hard abs, hubby and I have narrowed the list of possible names to less than five. And I am at 20 weeks and counting, which means: halfway there! Was also thrilled to discover that the 30 pound weight gain in the first three months has slowed down to only four pounds in the last four weeks. I was very much afraid of gaining 100 pounds during the pregnancy - and not just out of vanity: I’m not due till the end of September, and we don’t have air conditioning in this house, which has many large windows and south/west exposure. Right now it isn’t even 70 degrees, but the t-stat reads 79.

The next 15 days in the Portland area are forecasted to be warm and sunny. It began today. Tomorrow we see sunshine and 87 degrees. Then 91 degrees. Then 80s and high 70s through the end of the month. Time for lemonade, smoothies, fruit salads, and ice cream - can you tell where my mind is these days?

I will resume posting again soon - maybe even this week! I have really missed it. For now, I have to get back to paying the monthly bills, listening to John Mayer, and thanking my lucky stars that I have a partner who is cooking me up a delicious dinner of rib-eye and portobellos.

***Sumer is I-cumin In

(lyrics translated from 14th c. times)

Summer is coming in, loudly sings the cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo….
The seed grows; the meadow blossoms, and the woods alivens anew.
The ewe bleats after the lamb; the cow lows after the calf;
The bull leaps; the goat capers*; merrily sing cuckoo!
Well sing you, cuckoo–don’t ever stop now.
Sing cuckoo, now..

Comments

6 Responses to “Sumer is I-cumin In …”

Jess on May 14th, 2008 5:48 pm

Congratulations on your baby girl, and best wishes for your Nanny’s health.

My favorite thing with both of my pregnancies was swimming — or at least floating, as I got bigger — the water takes all the weight off the lower back and it felt sooo good.
Lizard Eater on May 14th, 2008 5:49 pm

Ohhh, my great-aunt was Nanny to her grandkids. Haven’t heard that name in a while and it made me smile. Energy to her being home soon.

And yayyyyy on the Baby Woman.

And … Walmart sells snow cone machines. Got one during pregnancy #3.
mskitty on May 14th, 2008 5:53 pm

Congratulations! I’m so glad to hear about your baby’s progress and that you’re feeling so good.
Kendall on May 14th, 2008 6:44 pm

Big huge cheers from this corner, too! Yaay that you feel good, yaay that the weight-gain isn’t so scary this time, yaay that you have a gorgeous young woman coming to share life with you. Yaay for her, yaay for you. Wonderful news! May this summer be a cool one.
Terri on May 15th, 2008 4:45 am

Baby girls rock! Congrats! Been there without a/c…I second the swimming suggestion.
Justine on May 15th, 2008 7:29 pm

CONGRATS!!!
Its nice to get the baby updates!

and I must say that I’m insaenly jealous of the weather you all have been having up there in the pacific northwest. I mean, come on… while its been 50 degrees here you get sunny and warm. Its mid may and I’m still wearing a jacket every day.

enjoy the weather lucky duck.